West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-01-13

| - an unfair man, that Is an upgtnt ,fui r,a,,
| W uW". - an unphilosophiC man. and moro than
| ~ tnot Is an unchr. tiau man who Nasurrs
nlH NE bN loss and trial aud rbeunati t,yi,,,,,
ahu heuiRgic tIruNt-bv the thing, thai
wVut AGAINST him rather than low the thine,
that went FOR him
again, notice grcat many roonle es,i
mate their life by the amount OF money thcy
| nave made, mau tells me: The wear of
| tSn. or lSh, or l~SG was all wns.cl " saw
| why He saws: IL maio no money "
noW ~ ~ then that Won are hcre to dav, and
| clai and I'd AMI Shcl crei' Nou had moth
ing at the hands OF God, perhaps Won tel me;
| You have no rcSour 'os. Who clothed Won
Who fed yoni Who sheltered youi Ger
Thl,DS YOU uli not steal these resources.
ncn tod gave thcm a. YOU. Be thankful
nave no sympathy with the cant nnd nv
| poCriSN OF people who in pulpit AMI new
tllk against money "a though IL hal no
"uv, .hu'S ~ Is ,eunemcnt' it + education. IL IN
| n thouSond blessed surroundings, 10 il hnrds
| " teet ~ Is sails to great enterprises. n Ia
the tablo Spresi TO focd tn, HUNGER OF your
childien " Is the fire 60 keen Your family
warm. lt Is the binding Of churches tho an
sowing or colleges, tho fakint, of binst ny M
lhe sea, under God 10 is the ovangelig,tion OF
hauonN-inoncy put To right uses Tne moro
t.1ah gers The better, IL IL CONES honestly
| Iu gow usoiully What would this world
nave been without the win am T.. D,dgss
| anu tho George PSabodvS aud tho James
iShoNeS, aud Wen Of that tvpcl Who sent
| T.h"Vr 20 carth1uake stricken Charleston
l..
| nreadstutlS wcro to 10 sent "A ross tho sea ~
ue'nn l, starving ireland. we took M co'lec.
tlon, In all our churches hut tho great mass
OF tho money sent the most OF tbe hrcod
s'uuH were sont out hY mon ~ means While
Wo knowledge tho uses. the Christian uses
OF money and have no svmunthy with tbe
luSln crity on the cant that is always talked
against rich men, ~ though they voro Mt
nS good members OF society AZ otbcrs ne
though they were tc le ,uspertcd- thu com
paint chiefly mado by mon WHO bnVe NOT
boon successful against men who have been
succe stul-whilc we have no svnra Nv Will
Ihnt thing, tell yon plainly man X most
unwiso who measures this life by monotarv
achievements, md he will find out hi, mis-
take when the glttoring stuff slip ont of his
hauds a ho goes ont OF tho wori w.tho,. "a
dollar ot money or certificate OF stprk Uo
might bctt'r have been the Christian portot
that opone hi gate, or tho Chri tim vyo X,
man who heavel thu coal into his cellar
, lheN that trust In their w,O'th aud boast
themselves i'm The multitude Of their rlcbcs
none OF tho n can by any mems redeem his
brother nor give 10 God a ransom for him
t1at ne should not see corruption The wi a
men dle' likewise the fool, aud the hrutish
person Perish aud leave their wealth 20
othors.'
Substantial comfort WI not grow
In natures barNn oil;
All we can bonst--t n Christ we know.
Is vanity and toll
Now, am glad 10 say-turning a brighter
u L
there are n great many people who ave wiser
than those OF whom have sDoken. and they
are measuring their life by moral and spiT-
itual development 10 is not egotiym for a
man 70 say 81 am better than I used 10
be; my thoughts are puror; | live by the i'm.
spiration OF higher motives: | have by tho
grace ot God nut down n great many nf my
eNll hablls; au better man now entering
Io7' thln when j entered lN1In IL Il
no egotsm Tor = lder 10 say. ~
understand moro military Ia tics than when
j lhrst Took up "A musket and learned to pre.
sent arms and when was the pest OF the drll
o,lcer' 10 Is no egotisu for IA sailor 70 say;
~ know more Of voyag'ng ON the sea and
more or ratlines than / did when / first
learned 10 Glow down the mizyen tops1iI y
~ - no bai thing no mean thing, no self
righteous thing for n Christian man 60 say;
II know more about the battles OF the ord
or can sail better tho vovage OF this life
than when first entered Christ's service -
why there are people here today who arc
mlghJY Tor tod who once were very weak I'm
the Christian lie, but tley have measured
ances with mary n foe aud unhoTsed H.
IhHy have grown swnrthy hammerng at the
anvil OF calamity. They have come iipon n
diherent platform from the one on which
they stood years and years ago They Tnens,ire
their no on earth by golden gated sab.
baths and Pentecostal ~ aver meetings md
communion seasons and baptismai fonts and
halelG lah in the tenn BE Oh how chan0nd
is their life. They have stood on Mount
Snni nud heard H. thunder They have stool
on Mount Pisgah and looked over into the
Promised L1nd Thoy have wri'ton over
their HES troubles 'idte ~ but "a moment
They are only voting Tor tie gate, 20 open
aud tho shackles - IA ] an the glory 10
be'iu
Then notice there arc n qrcnt rany PEI.
ple-l wish there were more of thsm--who
arc measuring their life by the amount Of
COOL they can DO John Bradford said he
considered tho day wasted in which he did
not by pen or tongue accom- lish somo good
cannot tell how much n mnu might nc.
compliah IN he devote al his life 90 II kht
purposes. i cannot tell / have not
the mathematical capacity, tj make
the calculation, of how many
burdens he could mt of how much ignor-
auce he could illumiDo Of h ,w many out, asts
he could bring back T. God There are men
who have gone their whole life in the right
direction All their faith all their natural
force. all their mental acumcn all their
physical energy, all their enthus asn OF soul
Tor God, and they climbed mountains aud
tIey crossed seas and thcv trudged
deserts and they dropped into martyr graves
waiting for q resurrection Of tho Just They
measured their lives by the cha ~ they had
broken, bv tho sorrow they had alleviatod
by The garments with which they clothed
nakedness by the nj o. they iourneyel
70 relieve su teri1y Of any kin aud
OF all kndt Tint is the way
they measured life. How lcng have they
lived "How OLD art thouf How old was
Hutterf How old was Richard BnNterf How
old was Philip DOdridge' Why in practical
usefulness they have lived thousands of years
Add ten thou and time ten th Jusaud more
years and YOU cannot cypress the time they
lived Forever Fore or Forever Add
All Tia imm0rialites nl the thousands of
souls they brought TO God. add ~ nh the
immort1littcs Heaven TO Heaven throne
to thrCnc, glory to glory and make the csti
mate While that is so, there hre persons ir
this use who b9vc not yet begun life
We bure got ~ Boz bnbe Bon Christ before
We begin the Christ an lie You say yor
are so, or you are go, or you arc co. or you
are so. Ny brother, III you GRO not n Chris
tian. you have not begun 20 live
do not know what your opportunities
nre ] d. not know what your manners are
attractive or ropuIsivo; / do not know what
your cdue0 ion. elaborate or nothing at all
but ! know there Is n fell for you to work
there BE- a soul for you ~ save, there rs nu
especial mission for yOl ~ execute lf
yOl have wealth. give Do t. Christ
IN you have eiOIuenco us0 10
where Paul and Wilberf0rco us0i
theirs on the side Of Christ NJ you have
learning put &c int, the poor box Of tho
worlds suffering. But IN you have neither
wealth nor eIoFueuce, nor learning, yOu
have "a smile with which 20 encourage the
dishfartenoi and You have a frown with
whi. you .ap blast injustice. AMI you havea
voice with which you can call sinners hone
% God "Oh.h SAYS some one. that's
very nnurfimuui0ue view Of life Nv